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Arthur Eaton papers, 1914-1945 (bulk 1914-1917).
BANC MSS 98/184 cz; BANC MSS 98/184 cz
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Title:
Arthur Eaton papers, 1914-1945 (bulk 1914-1917)Creator/Contributor:
Eaton, Arthur, 1886-1923, creatorAbstract:
Contains correspondence, Eaton's journals, reports and maps from his time in China. Also includes reports on oil in southern
California, Utah and Wyoming and mineral resources in Oregon, a narrative about China written by his wife Emily Churchill
later in life, barometric readings from China and a short biography of Arthur Eaton.
Date:
1914 (issued)Subject:
a-cc--- -- n-us---Louderback, George D. (George Davis) -- 1874-1957
Eaton, Arthur -- 1886-1923 -- Archives
Coal -- Geology -- China
Petroleum reserves
Petroleum -- Geology -- China
Petroleum -- Geology -- California, Southern
Petroleum -- Geology -- Wyoming
Petroleum -- Geology -- Utah
Mines and mineral resources -- Oregon
Mines and mineral resources -- China
Geology -- China -- Maps
China -- Description and travel
Note:
Included in: History of Science and Technology Collection.
Photographs transferred to the Pictorial Collections of The Bancroft Library (BANC PIC 1998.073--PIC)
Arthur Eaton, born Oct. 28, 1886 in Wayne, Mich. and died in May 1923 in Calif. Eaton was a petroleum geologist and spent
1914 through 1916 in China as a member of the George Louderback Geological Party, sent by the Standard Oil Company.
Type:
Maps.Physical Description:
print
1 box and 3 oversize folders (.55 linear ft.)
Language:
English
Identifier:
BANC MSS 98/184 cz
BANC MSS 98/184 cz